Study of social structures, processes.
What Is Sociology?
Confluence of statuses, inequality/oppression.
What is Intersectionality?
General model of the world.
What is Paradigm?
innate biological desire to care for offspring, mental disorders, hormones, emotional responses, genetic propensity for athleticism, intelligence, obesity, alcohol, Human development is - innate, biological, physiological, due largely to heredity, fairly fixed
What is Nature?
Small change, global effects
What is Butterfly effect?
Proven By Scientific Methods.
Macro-theorist; focus on capitalism.
(Name the Theorist)
Who is Karl Marx?
Systematic (Regular) watching, listening, recording events.
What Is Observational Research (Qualitative)?
culture, family, friends, morals/values, media, Human development is - learned, psychological, social, cultural, due largely to environment, fairly changeable, sociologists maintain this is more important
What is Nurture?
Focus on social structures, their functions.
What is Structural Functionalism?
The Sociological Imagination: The Micro-Macro Relationship.
What is
Micro: Individuals, Thoughts, Actions
Macro: Social Phenomena Relationships
Workers(micro) Capitalism(macro)
Feminist sociology; scientific, general theory.
(Name the Theorist)
Who is Harriet Martineau?
Interviews, questionnaires from people within population.
What is Survey Research (Quantitative)?
George Herbert Mead, develops first, unique traits, part who is spontaneous, singing in shower because you think you're alone
What is The "I"?
Natural settings; in-depth descriptives.
Numerical data; surveys, experiments.
What Is Qualitative and Quantitative Research?
Social Power, Creative Capacity
What is Agency?
Behavior and associated costs/rewards. Rewards can also be known as benefits.
Exchange Theory
Research Ethics
Physical and Psychological Harm
or
Illegal Acts of Researchers
or
Deception and Violation of Trust
Geoge Herbert Mead, how others see us, objective side, many modify how we are acting b/c of this, might lower your voice or not sing because you know someone is in the next room
What is The "me"?
Happens in 3 stages: Prepartory stage, play stage, game stage
Central Concerns for a Twenty-First-Century Sociology
What is Additional focus on globalization?
What is Symbolic Interactionism?
Consistent reproduction of results.
Degree measure gets accurate response.
Reliability and Validity
ages 2-6, acting out imagined roles, taking the role of the other
What is the Play Stage?
persons, groups, or institutions that teach us how to participate in society - FAMILY, TEACHERS/SCHOOLS, PEER GROUP, MASS MEDIA
What are Agents of Socialization?